231 Afghan Proverbs
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A bad wound heals, but a bad word doesn't.2.
A bird only flies as high as his wings take him.3.
A broken hand can work but a broken heart can't.4.
A cheap thing doesn't lack defect, nor an expensive thing quality.5.
A donkey has two friends: his two hind legs.6.
A drunken donkey will not remember the monkeys bite.7.
A fish with teeth tastes the same as fish without.8.
A fox is in trouble because of his own pelt.9.
A frog hopped onto a wall and cried, 'I can see Kashmir!'10.
A good year is determined by its spring.11.
A lame crab walks straight.12.
A leopard's spots: or, what is bred in the babe will come out in the flesh.13.
A liar is forgetful.14.
A lion at home, and a fox abroad.15.
A little water is a sea to an ant.16.
A mother and daughter fought, and fool thought they meant it.17.
A mother won't give milk to her child until he cries.18.
A mountain doesn't reach out to mountain, a man is reaching out to a man.19.
A new servant can catch a running deer.20.
A palm tree growing in the shade will not bear ripe fruit.